Learning Activity 2 - Theme 2 The manager must be able to solve problems, communicate, and lead teams toward the completion of a task. Scenario: You are the manager of the northern branch of the Laurel City bowling alleys. The owner, Jill Espy, has four other bowling alleys around town. The average employee assigned to the concession stand of all the Laurel City bowling alleys lasts three years. However, in your bowling alley, the average employee lasts only eight months. Jill is concerned about this huge discrepancy and wants to know your ideas about the difference and what you can do to correct the problem. Training new employees is costly to the company and this high turnover is costing her money that could be better spent elsewhere.

You have talked with your current concession staff and have learned that pay and scheduling may have some effect on the turnover rate. However, one worker indicated that many of the workers do not know how to handle difficult customers. It makes them not want to come to work.

Discuss how you would approach these two problems to come to a resolution. Consider motivation techniques, mentoring or other ideas from the readings to effectuate a positive change. Use the readings to support your reasoning.

Instructions

Section 1. Separate paragraph(s) Defining and Explaining the Management Theory under discussion; Citation(s) of Resources from your research. For this LA the management theory is an expanded and inclusive definition of MANAGEMENT.

Section 2. Separate paragraph(s) defining and explaining the Application based on the SCENARIO or personal experience; Citation(s) of Resources from your research,

Section 3. Separate paragraph(s) explaining the Implications/Consequences of the Application of management theory, and

Section 4. Bibliography. List all references referred to in the Comment.